Grade System
Module grades (PMS 1 and PMS 2 years) are based on a Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail System. Each module provides students with its own CCAC-approved grading rubric which is comprised of two assessment components: 1) objective examinations, quizzes, presentations, etc., and 2) performance-based assessments (clinical skills, OSCEs, professionalism, etc.). Students must pass both components to receive a passing grade.
Pre-Clerkship grades are converted to scores where:
Clerkship grades (PMS 3 and PMS 4 years) are based on either the Honors/High Pass/Pass/No Pass System or the Pass/No Pass System. Each clerkship provides students with its own CCAC-approved grading rubric.
Grades are not rounded up or down.
Final grades for all courses (PMS 1 to PMS 4) must be entered into ASSIST by the designated official and made available to students within three weeks as the recommended guideline with six weeks as the absolute requirement from the end date of the course.
Monitoring of the timely submission of grades is the responsibility of the Office of Academic Affairs.
Confidentiality of Grades: Module, clerkship, selective, and elective directors are accountable for ensuring the confidentiality of all student educational records in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), as amended. Congruent with this responsibility, module, clerkship, selective, and elective directors will not post or display, either electronically or in hard copy, lists of students' grades in personally identifiable forms, including the student names, any four consecutive digits of student Social Security numbers, or student identification numbers.
Grade Appeals: Students may appeal a grade through the academic grievance process.
Remediation: Students who do not pass a module, clerkship, elective or selective may be required to remediate a course.
Grades and Class Rank
Consequences of Failure to Meet Academic Professional and Behavioral Requirements and Standards
Academic Deficiencies
Student Evaluation, Promotion and Graduation
Student Academic Grievance and Grade Appeals
Failure to Pass APMLE 1 and APMLE 2